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How many times is the term “self-esteem” in the Bible?

Answered by . March 17, 2010 - 5:16 am

The term “self-esteem” does not occur in the Bible. However, some of the ideas behind self-esteem are found in the Bible. For example, the Bible teaches that humans — including ourselves — are ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’ (Ps. 139:14) and, not only that, we are made in God’s image (Gen. 1:26-27): because of this we […]

What did Jesus look like?

Answered by . November 27, 2009 - 9:38 pm 3

The Bible tells us that Jesus is a Jew. The genealogies in Mat. 1 and Luke 3 show Jesus’ Jewish ancestry, which is neatly summed up in the first verse of the New Testament: Mat. 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. David and Abraham […]